Friends of the Somme - Mid Ulster Branch  
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14860   Private Samuel Dawson
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Dated added: 01/01/2016   Last updated: 12/05/2020
Personal Details
Regiment/Service: 11th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (British Army)
Died: 01/07/1916 (Killed in Action)
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Summary      
Samuel Dawson was born in Portglenone, County Londonderry, which suggest he was born in the Magherafelt District. Samuel Dawson enlisted in Belfast. He had previously been living in Glasgow. Private Samuel Dawson was serving with the 11th Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme on Saturday 1st July 1916. Private Samuel Dawson has no known grave and is commemorated on Thiepval Memorial.
Further Information
Samuel Dawson was born in Portglenone, County Londonderry, which suggest he was born in the Magherafelt District.
Samuel Dawson enlisted in Belfast. He had previously been living in Glasgow.
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Private Samuel Dawson was serving with the 11th Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme on Saturday 1st July 1916.
Private Samuel Dawson has no known grave and is commemorated on Thiepval Memorial.
There is a Private Samuel Dawson listed on the Memorial in Bellaghy Presbyterian Church. For the moment, we have connected the two, but there is absolutely no evidence to do so at present!
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Relevant Magherafelt Area Locations
No Location Region Location Notes Longtitude Latitude
1 Portglenone area Portglenone Born in Portglenone 54.875833 -6.477077
2 Castledawson Castledawson Listed on Castledawson War Memorial 54.778093 -6.557665
References and Links
No Link Reference Map Doc
1 Castledawson War Dead Details of Private Samuel J Dawson
2 National Archives UK Medal Card can be purchased here
Magherafelt District's War Dead Acknowledgements 2014-2023